MSquared light sport aircraft

M-Squared - The Company

M-Squared Aircraft Inc. is located in St. Elmo, Alabama near Mobile Bay and the Gulf of Mexico.  As a corporation, it has been in business since 1996 and has produced over 500 land and sea aircraft.

Because of its proximity to Mobile, Alabama with its extensive waterways and the Gulf of Mexico, St. Elmo is an ideal place to develop and produce airplanes that can take advantage these natural resources.  

Because of M-Squared’s early, extensive aircraft testing, it became the first company to produce an S-LSA aircraft in its class and to be certified and recognized by the FAA.  M-Squared Aircraft, Inc. began manufacturing the Breese 2 S-LSA airplanes in July, 2008.  Some other manufacturers of similar aircraft have just recently started getting onboard with the S-LSA program.  

M-Squared Breese owner, retired Captain Ray Anderson, donated to the Florida Air Museum his very special single seater that was highly modified in numerous ways; see our video on this amazing airplane.

Part 103 ultralight activity was not the news I expected to report from Sun 'n Fun 2015, certainly not as my first report. After an intense week shooting video interviews at Sun 'n Fun 2015, I am impressed to report that Part 103 is much more than alive and well.

For those that may have missed this unique category, Part 103 ultralight vehicles (FAA's deliberate wording) are single seat flying machines of varying description that need no medical, not even a pilot license, no N-number registration, and can be sold ready-to-fly. 

The entire FAA regulation for them can be printed on the front and back of a single piece of paper.

Adding to the charm of rarely having to interact with a government agency in order to have some fun in your airplane are a couple similar efforts in Europe. Germany has its 120-kilogram class (264 pounds) and England has its SSDR category (Single Seat De Regulated).

Between these two and the now-32-year-old Part 103, fixed wings, trikes, powered parachutes, and even helicopters that can keep their weight down to 254 pounds empty (278 with an airframe parachute; even more with floats) and can keep their max speeds to 55 knots max and 24 knots stall are given unusual flexibility in these times of government pushing to heavily regulate many activities. Celebrate 103!

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